Datapoint Juba Arabic/Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb

The progressive marker ge is morphologically independent, but it can undergo phonological integration with #v-. In some other cases its vocalic formants can be modified by vowel attraction. A third phonetic modification is vocalic apocope.

Values

Particle, nothing can intervene

Example 64-88:
úo ge=ágra
[‘uo
3sg
‘gaagra]
prog=study
He is studying.

Source: Manfredi 2005: 71

Example 64-89:
ána ge=sílu úo fi bet
[‘ana
1sg
‘gi
prog=bring
sil‘uo
3sg
‘fi
in
‘be]
house
I am bringing him home.
Example 64-90:
ána lísa ge=istákal
[‘ana
1sg
‘lisa
still
gi‘stakal].
prog=work
I’m still working.

Source: Tosco 1995: 432

Confidence:
Very certain